CureVac Establishes U.S. Operations in Cambridge, MA
The expansion into the U.S. extends the company’s footprint into one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology hubs. The US subsidiary will be headed by Karen Slobod, MD,as managing director, formerly Head of the Maternal Immunization Franchise at NovartisVaccines, and will primarily focus on development activities involving CureVac’s rapidly growing pipeline of mRNA-based prophylactic vaccines, which include programs targeting Rotavirus, RSV, HIV, and influenzavirusin collaborations with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, IAVI and Johnson & Johnson. Additionally, the U.S. operations will enable CureVac to more directly engage the U.S. pharmaceutical and investor communities.
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